Return to Monkey Island Director Explains Why Pixel Art ‘Didn’t Feel Right’

Return to Monkey Island Director Explains Why Pixel Art ‘Didn’t Feel Right’

Return to Monkey Island director Ron Gilbert says the game doesn’t feature pixel art because he didn’t want it to be considered a throwback – and has responded to those who have criticised the long-awaited sequel’s new looks. In a blog post, Gilbert addressed fan criticism of Return to Monkey…

Unreleased Version of the Infamous Duke Nukem Forever Seemingly Leaks

Unreleased Version of the Infamous Duke Nukem Forever Seemingly Leaks

A scrapped 2001 version of Duke Nukem Forever has seemingly leaked online, apparently showing the game four years into its turbulent development. Duke Nukem fan website Duke4 shared details from a 4Chan post that seemingly shows gameplay footage and several screenshots of what is essentially a completely different game to…

Xbox Says Some Users Are ‘Unable to Purchase & Launch Games or Start Cloud Gaming Sessions’

Xbox Says Some Users Are ‘Unable to Purchase & Launch Games or Start Cloud Gaming Sessions’

Xbox Support has warned that “some users are unable to purchase & launch games or start Cloud Gaming sessions” on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and devices that support Cloud Gaming. Xbox Support tweeted out its latest update on May 7 at 2:34 PT/5:34pm ET, saying ‘We are…

“A Hell Of A Job On This One!” – Firearms Expert Reacts to Fallout 4’s MOD Guns

“A Hell Of A Job On This One!” – Firearms Expert Reacts to Fallout 4’s MOD Guns

Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down some of the mod guns from Fallout 4, including the .45 Handmade Revolver, a piratical-themed Widow Shotgun, and the unique Shoemacuzi-9. By Dave Jewitt and Adam Mason on May 7, 2022 at 7:00AM…

iiRcade Adding Third-Party Controller And Accessory Support, No Wires Required

iiRcade Adding Third-Party Controller And Accessory Support, No Wires Required

Home arcade platform iiRcade is getting more customizable with a new accessory initiative, adding support for an array of third-party controllers and devices as an alternative to the traditional control sticks. It should give players better options for certain games that aren’t a natural fit for standard arcade controls. The…

Thousands Of Dollars In Equipment Finally Makes Screencheating In Goldeneye Very Hard

Thousands Of Dollars In Equipment Finally Makes Screencheating In Goldeneye Very Hard

The Computing History Museum based in the UK has put together a roughly $8,000 rig that allows you to play GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64 on four separate screens, putting an end to screen-cheating once and for all. This was put together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of GoldenEye…

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Uses Footage From 2014 Ukrainian Protests To Represent Alien Unrest

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Uses Footage From 2014 Ukrainian Protests To Represent Alien Unrest

When inventing history in a science fiction tale, using real-world archival footage can be an easy way to both make the story relatable and on a scale that would be unreasonable to film yourself. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ premiere episode has done exactly that, but with the strange choice…